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Ursula Burke and Laura McMorrow at Golden Thread Ursula and Laura are among the warriors of the Interplanetary Revolution project running at Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, from 16th February - 24th March 2012. Looking at failing/ed ideologies; notions of otherworldliness and the uncanny; and revolutionary critique, Interplanetary Revolution will be an opportunity to collapse a few assumptions and undermine previous relationships, say Golden Thread. |
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Margaret Corcoran at Kevin Kavanagh The work on show in Margaret Corcoran's new solo exhibition, How to Spend It – Love, Time and the Universe, ranges from smaller drawings and watercolours to paintings of various sizes, giving us an overview of Margaret’s inspirations and influences to date. A great opportunity to study how she adapts and develops these influences in her enquiry into the world around her and into how our perceptions may be guided by preconceived ideas instilled within us. This show runs from 16th February - 17th March 2012 at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery. |
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Una Burke and Eamon O'Kane at The Dock, Leitrim Una Burke and Eamon O'Kane have both been selected to take part in Working.Drawing, an exhibition exploring the diverse ways in which drawing is used as "a navigational tool in making, doing, thinking, dressing, testing, failing, designing, playing, running and living". Úna Burke draws fashion with her sculptural leather creations; Eamon O’Kane’s 30 metre panorama drawing "I like shopping centres and shopping centres like me" is on display in The Dock's plaza area. This exhibition runs from 10th February - 7th April 2012. |
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Ursula Burke's photo portraits of Irish women writers Ursula Burke's latest exhibition project, Irish Writers, is a series of contemporary photographic portraits of twelve Irish women writers. Originally commissioned by Cavan Arts Office to accompany a literary festival dedicated to women’s writing, the portraits stand as a contemporary visual record of significant women writers of fiction, poetry and drama working in Ireland today. This project, sponsored by Cavan Arts and curated by Karen Downey, runs from 25th January - 31st March 2012. |
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Mark O'Kelly selects Emmet Kierans and Laura McMorrow for LCGA celebratory exhibition Emmet Kierans and Laura McMorrow have been selected by Mark O'Kelly from among the best national and local contemporary Irish art practitioners for showcasing in the Limerick City Gallery of Art's Transitive Relationships exhibition, which runs from January 16th - 4th March 2012. This major exhibition is one of two planned to celebrate the launch of the gallery's newly extended Carnegie Building. It considers the artists' engagement with the surrounding world through the relationships that emerge between their artworks. |
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Eoin Llewellyn On Show Eoin's solo exhibition of recent paintings "Collisions - The End of the Night" ran at Klonaris Fine Art, Mallorca, between 9th December 2011 - 12th February 2012. Eoin Llewellyn's work also featured in the Positions group exhibition put on by Gaia Projects, running from 6th – 31st January 2012 at the CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery in Cork. This exhibition was especially interesting in that it sought to explore the various artistic positions that the selected artists have taken and why. Why do certain artists choose to follow traditional methods of creating art, while others feel free to make videos, performance and installation? Is there a place for tradition within contemporary practice, or has today's cutting edge art lost sight of traditional skill and craft? And his work was likewise to be seen in Berlin, in the State Gallery of Prenzlauer Berg's group show of the gallery's painters 2010-2011 "Über ein Jahr im Überblick / More than a Year at a Glance", which ran 7th - 21st January 2012. |
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Joe Hogan at R-Space Gallery, Lisburn Joe Hogan figured among nine Irish artists and makers, users of diverse materials, whose work was on show at R-Space Gallery at 32 Castle Street Lisburn until January 21 2012. Material Messages had as theme how artists and makers use different approaches to the materials they choose to work with and the messages they wish to convey using those materials. |
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Laura Mays at the National Craft Gallery Work by Laura Mays was on show in the Modern Languages exhibition at the Crafts Council of Ireland's National Craft Gallery between 21st October 2011 - 12th January 2012. The exhibition focused on the adoption and corruption of traditional craft practice and repositions the Irish vernacular to convey meanings that are dictated less by historic provenance and more by the personal objectives and narratives of the makers. |
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Jennifer Trouton's 'Harrow' on show at Stormont The Arts Council's exbibition of Contemporary Art in Northern Ireland, on view in Northern Ireland's Parliament Buildings at Stormont, proved so popular that the display was extended to January 4th 2012. It was a great opportunity to see selected work from some of Northern Ireland’s finest emerging and established artists, including Jennifer Trouton's poignant 'Harrow', which has attracted some interesting comments in the thoughtful review of the exhibition posted on Aesthetica Magazine's blog. |
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Terry the Weaver in King Street Gallery, Carmarthen 'A Journey through Textiles', a solo exhibition of tapestries by Terry Dunne, was hosted at the King Street Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales, 3rd December 2011 - 2nd January 2012. This event formed part of the Coracle project, an inclusive programme of cross-border activities among creative practitioners in South East Ireland and South West Wales. |
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Ann Quinn and Frances Ryan in the Mullan Gallery The pre-Christmas exhibition at the Mullan Gallery in Belfast, December 3rd - 21st 2011, included paintings by Ann Quinn and Frances Ryan. |
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Farrell and Flegg's Crafty Capers In this new 3 part series on RTE Lyric FM's Lyric Feature programme, Eleanor Flegg set out with Laura Farrell to look at the role of craft in Ireland in the aftermath of the property boom. Along the way they met the resilient makers who are staking their reputations that Irish craft and design have a positive and sustainable future. The first programme was aired on 25th November 2011, and included a fascinating interview with Laura Mays and her colleague Rebecca Jaffe on how they look for meaning in furniture by deconstructing as well as constructing their designs. Lots more followed in the next 2 programmes, on December 2nd and 9th! |
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Rua Red 1st Winter Open Show 'The selection list for the first-ever Rua Red Winter Open Show, featuring a cross-section of emerging and established artists and craft makers, included work by Emmet Kierans, Muriel Beckett and Frances Ryan. The show ran from 12th November - 10th December 2011. |
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Beautiful Irish Craft Furniture design by John Lee, who was recently commissioned to create the Inauguration Chair for new Irish President Michael D Higgins, together with Joe Hogan's inimitable basket-work, featured in the selection of works from the Irish Craft Portfolio 2011 on exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy, November 24th - 28th 2011. |
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'Post', a solo exhibition by Jennifer Trouton, ran at the Molesworth Gallery from November 10th - 30th 2011. |
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Kate Murphy's Solo Show at Wexford Arts Centre Wexford Arts Centre hosted "The Good Room", a solo exhibition by Wexford-based artist Kate Murphy, from 22nd October - 19th November 2011. |
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Caroline Schofield in the 2011 Seascapes Exhibition Caroline Schofield was one of three filament artists who had work selected for the Crafts Council of Ireland's Seascapes exhibition. The work was on show at this year’s Knitting and Stitching Fair at the RDS in Dublin from the 10th to the 13th of November 2011. |
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Mary Mackey in 'A View from the Chair' at the Lavit Gallery Mary Mackey's glass featured in the 'A View from the Chair' exhibition of work selected by Ken McCarthy, Chairman of the Lavit Gallery, running from 26th October - 12th November 2011. |
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Frances Ryan at the Mullan Gallery Frances Ryan's solo exhibition "Residence" was to be seen at the Mullan Gallery, Belfast, during October 2011. |
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Eoin Mac Lochlainn and Emmet Kierans at IMOCA Work by Eoin Mac Lochlainn and Emmet Kierans was to be seen at IMOCA, in the New Living Art Exhibition 7th - 30th October 2011. |
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Claire Kerr's work featured in the "New Forms of Beauty" exhibition at the Cross Gallery, Dublin, 6th - 29th October 2011. |
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Geraldine O'Reilly at the Hamilton Gallery An exhibition of watercolour drawings by Geraldine O'Reilly, based on many walks along the Royal Canal near her home, was held at the Hamilton Gallery, Sligo, during October 2011. |
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"Below 456" Exhibition at the Lavit Gallery Beautiful pieces in the Lavit Gallery's "Below 456" exhibition, September 23rd - October 15th 2011: including works by Lorraine Cooke, Mary Mackey and Elayne O'Connor. |
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Glass and Steel Sculpture at Áras an Úachtaráin 'Taste!' Glass and steel sculpture by Róisín de Buitléar, Chairperson of the Golden Fleece Award's artist panel, was unveiled on September 26th 2011 at the official residence of the President of Ireland - Áras an Úachtaráin. |
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Joe Hogan, Bare Branches, Blue Black Sky Exhibition Joe Hogan's solo exhibition of non functional baskets at Dunamaise Arts Centre, September 9th - October 1st 2011. |
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Ursula Burke's Show at PS2 Gallery Ursula Burke's "I can't go on ..." show featuring her ceramic figurines at PS2 Project Space in Belfast, 29th August - 24th September 2011 |
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Nuala O'Donovan in Transform exhibition Work by Nuala O'Donovan featured in the Transform exhibition of contemporary Irish ceramics at the Millennium Court Arts Centre, 12th August - 24th September 2011. |
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Culture Night, 23rd September Eoin Mac Lochlainn was showing in the National Gallery of Ireland with the Tondo artist's co-operative on Culture Night, 23rd September 2011. |
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Eamon O'Kane in Sweden Eamon O'Kane's project at the Luleå Art Biennial in Sweden, 22nd June - 14th September 2011, presented a new site specific wall drawing at the Kunsthall in Luleå and animations at the Regional Museum of Norrbotten. The Luleå Art Biennial 2011 received over 260 project proposals from which 25 projects, including Eamon's, were selected. |
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Mary Burke's Imagined Spaces Mary Burke's solo exhibition Imagined Spaces at the New Art Gallery ran from September 1st - 12th 2011. |
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Sylvia Hemmingway at Blackstack Studio Sylvia Hemmingway took part in an exhibition of work from a residency in Cill Rialaig at the Urban Retreat Gallery in Dublin, 12th July - 12th August 2011. She and the other 4 founding members of Kilkenny's brand-new Blackstack Studio celebrated its inauguration on 7th August 2011 at the Watergate Theatre in Kilkenny, and their associated exhibition at the Watergate ran until 19th August 2011. |
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RDS Prizes for Caroline Schofield and Una Burke Caroline Schofield and Una Burke won prizes for their felting and leatherwork respectively in the 2011 RDS National Crafts Competition. Congratulations to both! |
